Underplayed Gems

Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze (2019)

Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze cover
Developer
Dire Wolf
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 119 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A methodical, tension-filled tile-laying contest of empire-building where every move feels like a carefully weighed diplomatic or military gambit.

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What players say

Players are split on the AI, with some calling it blatantly cheating and others finding it fair. The tutorial divides opinion too, some say it's well-organized while others find it awful. A few report game crashes in local multiplayer, and multiplayer is inaccessible in Russia without a VPN.

Screenshots

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